MEANING & HISTORY
What does Ariella mean?
Ariella is a specifically feminine form of Ariel. Ariel combines the Hebrew words for lion and God, giving the established compound lion of God.
The additional feminine ending shapes the personal name without changing the older root elements. This is different from treating Ariella as an Italian word because of its sound. Its immediate name history is the feminine development of a Hebrew compound that has travelled through several naming languages.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
Feminine form of Ariel.
A female given name from Hebrew.
Wiktionary: Ariella (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Ariella
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Ariella Arida
Filipino actress and model (born 1988)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
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Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Ariella Arida
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Ariella in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Ariella
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Arielle♀French form of Ariel; lion of God
- Ariel♂♀Lion of God
- Daniella♀Feminine form of Daniel; God is my judge
- Gabriella♀Italian feminine form of Gabriel
- Aretha♀Possibly from Greek virtue; also a commemorative name
- Aria♂♀Song or melody in the Italian-derived account
- Ariana♀Form of Ariadne; most holy
- Aries♂♀Ram
What rhymes with Ariella?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Ariella further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q19967602 — Ariella (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Ariella Arida (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19967602 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Ariella (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — Ariella (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Behind the Name — Ariel (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.